The Christian church confesses "one
baptism." But the church's answers to
how, whom and when to baptize, and even
what it means or does, are famously
varied. This book provides a forum for
thoughtful proponents of three
principal evangelical views to state
their case, respond to the others, and
then provide a summary response and
statement. Sinclair Ferguson sets out
the case for infant baptism, Bruce Ware
presents the case for believers'
baptism, and Anthony Lane argues for a
mixed practice.
As with any good conversation on a
controversial topic, this book raises
critical issues, challenges
preconceptions and discloses the soft
points in each view. Evangelicals who
wish to understand better their own
church's practice or that of their
neighbor, or who perhaps are uncertain
of their own views, will value this
incisive book.